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Banque Cantonale Vaudoise (XSWX:BCVN) Financial Strength : 4 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Banque Cantonale Vaudoise Financial Strength?

Banque Cantonale Vaudoise has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors:

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.
2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.
3. Altman Z-Score.

GuruFocus does not calculate Banque Cantonale Vaudoise's interest coverage with the available data. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 7.35. Altman Z-Score does not apply to banks and insurance companies.


Banque Cantonale Vaudoise Financial Strength Calculation

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors

A company ranks high with financial strength is likely to withstand any business slowdowns and recessions.

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income (EBIT) by its Interest Expense:

Banque Cantonale Vaudoise's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was CHF-208 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was CHF0 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was CHF8,446 Mil.

Banque Cantonale Vaudoise's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.

Banque Cantonale Vaudoise's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Dec. 2023 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(0 + 8446) / 1148.4
=7.35

3. Altman Z-Score.

Z-Score model is an accurate forecaster of failure up to two years prior to distress. It can be considered the assessment of the distress of industrial corporations.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

When Z-Score is less than 1.81, it is in Distress Zones.
When Z-Score is greater than 2.99, it is in Safe Zones.
When Z-Score is between 1.81 and 2.99, it is in Grey Zones.

Altman Z-Score does not apply to banks and insurance companies.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Banque Cantonale Vaudoise  (XSWX:BCVN) Financial Strength Explanation

The maximum rank is 10. Companies with rank 7 or higher will be unlikely to fall into distressed situations. Companies with rank of 3 or less are likely in financial distress.

Banque Cantonale Vaudoise has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.


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Banque Cantonale Vaudoise (XSWX:BCVN) Business Description

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Place Saint-Francois 14, Lausanne, CHE, 1003
Banque Cantonale Vaudoise is a universal cantonal, or Swiss government-owned bank. The Canton of Vaud, where the bank primarily operates, is BCV's majority shareholder and holds over two-thirds of the bank's outstanding shares. The bank's core businesses include retail banking, private banking, corporate banking, and asset management and trading. BCV's strategy emphasizes its local presence, with a focus on niche banking activities in the region offering potential growth and profitability as well as customer service. BCV's customer loan portfolio is heavily exposed toward the real estate and construction industry, at just under half of the overall loan portfolio. A majority of the bank's net revenue is net interest income, but it also generates substantial net fee and commission income.